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People ask me all the time about the name of my blog, Little Hollywood. Little Hollywood was the name of the shantytown down along the shores of what is now Capitol Lake, a place where some lively characters of Olympia lived. It was our "Hooverville" from the 1920s through the early 1950s. Well, as we know, our area has a lot of interesting, talented, educated characters, and the point of this blog is to help shine the light on some of our "stars" that might not ordinarily be heard through corporate media outlets. So, the name has a double meaning. And since it's my blog, it's Janine's Little Hollywood. Enjoy!

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Thank you for visiting my blog! As a photographer, I also have a website, http://www.littlehollywoodphotography.com. I love Olympia and meet a lot of people who tell me great stories. I love to learn, and hope this blog of local news will be just another source of information for you. Please don't be shy to leave comments. I have set it up so the comments are private first, until I publish them, so if you don't want your comment published, just tell me so. And oh yeah, I'd appreciate it if corporate media or other news outlets did not steal my stories. Please ask if you'd like to reprint my story in your publication or at least give credit where credit is due if you read it here first. Associated Press standards consider blogs a legitimate news source and should be treated as such. Thank you!

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Olympia Rail Protesters Issue Public Letter to Port

An autonomous group of protesters at the rail
blockade on Union Pacific tracks in downtown Olympia has worked on a public
letter to the Port of Olympia and issued it early this morning to Little Hollywood.

The communication is not from Olympia Stand.

The blockade has garnered the support and efforts of
a revolving group of activists exhibiting different strengths and styles of communication
and organizing efforts.

Under contract with Rainbow Ceramics, the Union
Pacific train was leaving the Port of Olympia on Friday for North Dakota, where
the ceramic proppants are used in the process of hydraulic fracking to allow
for oil extraction from the earth.

While some are concerned and wondering whether or
not the action is or is not expressed as an effort in solidarity with the water
protectors in Standing Rock, there is no doubt they are working collectively
for one purpose: to stop the shipment of proppants from leaving Olympia.

The letter is as follows:

Public
Letter to the Port

“We, the residents of Thurston County, demand the
Olympia Port Commission no longer allow oil fracking sand or any cargo related
to the extraction of fossil fuels to enter our Port.”

1.Institute
genuine public involvement in all Port operations and policies based on the
understanding that the Port serves all of the interests of the residents of Thurston County

-create a transparent operations
environment

-open all operations, policies, communications
to public inspection to the extent allowed by the law

-build respect and trust in the community
as an institution by being honest in all internal dealings and in all
interactions with the public and other governmental bodies.

2.Improve
the Port’s environmental record

-create a vibrant waterfront with
substantial public space and enhanced access to the waterfront

-shift to operations based on
environmentally-sustainable products and actions

-engage in thorough environmental cleanup
and restoration prior to development

-develop a sea-level rise adaptation plan
that does not place an economic burden on the taxpayers

3.Improve
the Port’s economic development capability

-concentrate on economically benefitting
the larger community and small businesses by focusing on manufacturing,
production and alternative energy and energy efficient projects

-openly evaluate projects to determine
their economic effectiveness before committing public funds

-enhance a recreation-based and
restoration-based economy

For photos and more information about the rail blockade, ceramic proppants, and the Port of Olympia, go to Little Hollywood, www.janineslittlehollywood.blogspot.com, and type key words into the search engine.